[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- aidy bryant, star of "american gods," actor ian mcshane, music from raelynn, featuring the 8g band with lucius. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] wonderful. absolutely wonderful to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today was "take your child to work day." "way ahead of you," said this guy. [ light laughter ] according to a new cnn poll, 44%

of americans approve of the job president trump is doing as he approaches his 100th day in office. while the other 56% said "it's only been 100 days?" [ laughter and applause ] "that means -- ugh! ugh!" [ light laughter ] according to a new report, german chancellor angela merkel was recently forced -- forced to explain to president trump 11 times how trade works with european countries. she started to lose it around nine. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] customs officers at jfk airport recently arrested two passengers who tried to smuggle ten kilos of cocaine into the country by taping it to their legs. and they might have gotten away with it, if they hadn't worn shorts. [ laughter and applause ]

"no, man. no man, they'll be expecting pants. we wear shorts, trust me. that's the way to go." [ light laughter ] yesterday was melania trump's 47th birthday, which means that her facebook wall was full of birthday wishes from friends and family. let's check it out. okay, here we go. mark posted, "happy birthday, melania." janet posted, "you rock girl. happy birthday." those are pretty standard. let's see who else wished her a happy birthday. let's see, donald trump jr. posted "congrats on being eight years older than me." [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] vice president mike pence posted, "i'm wishing you a happy birthday on facebook, because based on the rules of my marriage, i'm not allowed to be alone in a room with you." [ laughter and applause ] nice, though. it's a nice message. donald trump's first wife ivana posted, "my condolences." [ laughter ] and oh look, it looks like marla maples liked it. [ laughter and applause ] that's a share. tiffany trump posted "happy birthday, would love to meet you

someday." [ audience ohs ] [ applause ] secretary of education betsy devos i think posted happy birthday. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] we'll give the benefit of the doubt. benefit of the doubt. former national security, now disgraced, michael flynn posted, well, okay i'm going to assume -- we'll assume that says happy birthday. [ laughter ] white house senior adviser stephen miller posted, "i hope it got the lotion i sent, and i hope it is putting the lotion on its body, or else it gets the hose." [ audience ohs ] [ light laughter ] amnesty international posted, "need help?" [ light laughter ] ben carson posted, "merry christmas." [ laughter and applause ] bill o'reilly posted "today is your day, sweet cheeks." [ laughter ] the nypd posted, "did you get our card? it's a bill for $60 million." [ cheers and applause ] for whenever, whenever you find

the time to chip in. and finally, donald trump posted, "happy birthday to my beautiful, current wife, melania." [ light laughter ] happy birthday, melania. an ohio gift shop owner reported that statues of bigfoot were stolen from outside her store earlier this week. but you gotta respect the cleveland browns' fresh approach to the nfl draft. [ light laughter ] our head writer alex baze said that joke wouldn't work and i said, "yeah it will." [ light laughter ] so now i give him the knowing point of a man who knows when he was wrong. [ light laughter ] also, you're fired. [ light laughter ] a third grade class in new jersey recently found a boa constrictor in the back of their classroom. even scarier, they didn't find billy. [ audience ohs ] [ light laughter ]

a jeweler is selling a darth vader mask made of solid gold for $1.4 million. though if you love "star wars" that much, i doubt you'll get to tell someone you're their father. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] "luke, i am your father's friend." [ light laughter ] and finally, a campaign in the u.k. is encouraging parents to teach their children the accurate words for their genitals from a young age. of course, in the u.k., genitals are called crisps. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen we have a great show for you tonight! [ cheers and applause ] we, unfortunately -- senator bernie sanders was scheduled to be a guest on our show tonight. he's not here. he had to go to mar-a-lago to golf, can you believe it? [ light laughter ] no -- he is in washington, d.c., because there may be a senate vote tonight. and so, we're gonna have him back on at some time. i always feel a little better about washington when bernie's

there. so were happy he is there and we'll get him back next time. but we're joined -- [ cheers and applause ] by our -- our savior for the night, we just called her up a couple hours ago, aidy bryant from "saturday night live." [ cheers and applause ] she's back on the show. also, he is the star of the critically acclaimed new star series "american gods," he is one of my favorite actors. ian mcshane is joining us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and she is a rising star in country music who has an incredible performance planned for us tonight. raelynn is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] so we have a lot of great stuff to get to. before we get to that, as he nears the 100th day of his presidency, donald trump is dealing with foreign crises from a potential conflict with north korea, to a standoff over trade with canada. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: there have been a lot of polls lately, suggesting

americans aren't exactly thrilled with trump's performance so far. and yet despite those numbers, trump of course, still has a high opinion of his first 100 days in office. as a reporter who spoke with him yesterday found. >> did he seem pleased with how things are going? was he -- yeah, how did he seem? >> you know, i asked him to give himself a grade and he did give himself an "a." >> seth: of course he did. [ light laughter ] there's no point in asking trump to give himself a grade. that's like asking kanye west what he thinks of his new album. [ light laughter ] now, trump may be confident on the outside, but behind the scenes he and republicans have been scrambling to get literally any kind of positive achievement on the scorecard before the 100 day mark. some of what they've tried to do is what you expect. some new executive orders, reviving their failed healthcare plan, but they're also trying a fun new direction, a confrontation with canada. >> is a trade war brewing with our neighbors to the north? >> the u.s. and canada now in the middle of a trade dispute. commerce department moving to impose a tariff on softwood lumber that enters the united states from canada. >> the trump administration

going after canada like we haven't seen in decades. >> i wouldn't call it a war, but a -- but a trade spat. >> spat. >> a spat? >> with canada! >> over dairy farmers and lumberjacks? two friends, two allies, two neighbors in a fight over dairy farmers and lumberjacks. >> seth: a fight over dairy farmers and lumberjacks sounds like a canadian romance novel. [ laughter and applause ] but seriously, it's like all the jokes we made before the election are starting to come true. "if we elect trump, we're gonna end up fighting with canada. ha, ha, ha. he did what?" [ laughter ] now the short explanation is that the trump administration has accused canada of undercutting u.s. dairy farmers and lumber suppliers, and retaliated by putting a tariff on canadian lumber coming into the united states. but we're talking about a very specific type of lumber here, which means there's at least one upside to this whole thing. we get to enjoy news anchors using this very specific phrase. >> the trump administration announcing tariffs of up to 24%

on canadian softwood lumber. [ laughter ] >> canadian softwood lumber. >> softwood lumber. >> softwood lumber. >> softwood lumber. >> softwood lumber. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: get your minds out of the gutter, you guys. [ light laughter ] not gonna take that as an opportunity to make a bunch of penis jokes. [ light laughter ] i'm just saying that donald trump doesn't wanna be slapped with soft canadian wood. [ laughter and applause ] so he's clamping down on it. [ cheers and applause ] so what? what specifically, does the trump administration object to? commerce secretary wilbur ross explained that the white house feels canada is charging artificially low prices for their lumber using a word that's even more fun that softwood lumber. >> in canada, the forests are owned by the individual provinces. so the provinces subsidize the cutting down of lumber, this technical term being stumpage. [ laughter ]

>> seth: and this is all very confusing for trump, because stumpage is his nickname for donald jr. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] "give me my son. no, not vanilla bigfoot, stumpage." [ light laughter ] trump himself even went one step further than ross, complaining about the public image of canada and claiming canadians may not be as nice as they seem. >> people don't realize canada has been very rough on the united states. everyone thinks of canada as being wonderful and so do i. i love canada, but they've outsmarted our politicians for many years. >> seth: canada's been rough on us? come on, the worst thing canada's ever done, is try to pass off ham as bacon. [ light laughter ] and remember, the worst thing we ever did to canada was just one year ago. >> a game between two u.s. teams last night officially ended any faint hope for a canadian team to make the playoffs. this will be the first time since 1970, the nhl playoffs will be all american. >> seth: no canadian teams made

the playoffs, prime minister. what should we do? lower the price of soft wood. [ laughter and applause ] in fact, trump was apparently so upset with canada that as of yesterday, his white house was threatening to terminate the landmark free trade deal between the u.s., mexico and canada. >> the white house considering drafting an executive order to pull out of the north american free trade agreement, nafta. >> seth: something tells me this isn't the first time trump has had to pull out because of some soft wood. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] "i'm -- i'm sorry nafta, this has never happened before." [ laughter ] "come on, donald jr. sorry, come on, stumpage." [ laughter ] now last night, trump backed down from his threat, but a potential trade war with canada isn't the only foreign crisis

trump is dealing with. there's also the possibility of an actual war with north korea. on wednesday, the trump white house urgently scheduled a briefing with all 100 senators on developments in the north korea situation. but the way he did it, was very odd. >> an unusual meeting today, at the white house. so unusual, that just about everyone who was either watching it or was a part of it, couldn't remember it ever happening before. senators went on a fleet of buses from the capitol on a roughly two mile ride to the white house. >> field trip, the entire senate bused to the white house for an unprecedented briefing on north korea. >> seth: that's right, they took buses on a field trip to the white house. [ light laughter ] did they have to use the buddy system? lindsey graham was probably like, "i want john mccain. he's my best friend." [ light laughter ] so the trump administration made a big spectacle of busing the entire united states senate to the white house, for a briefing that could have easily happened at the senate. to some it seemed like more of a p.r. move than an actual briefing, which is why at least one senator, bernie sanders, decided not to participate. [ cheers and applause ] >> what i did not want to be is

part of a photo opportunity or a political effort on the part of the white house. i did not want to be part of a road show for the white house. >> seth: and you know it's a bad move when a socialist refuses to take public transportation. [ laughter and applause ] "besides, and let me make something clear. the only bus i take is the chinatown bus. 12 bucks each way, and it only catches fire once a month!" [ laughter ] "free heat." [ light laughter ] but it turns out bernie's instincts might have been right, because later after the meeting, many senators expressed frustration at how little new information was presented. in fact, even republican senator bob corker was at a loss for words, and even seemed a little defeated when asked to describe the briefing. >> how was the briefing? >> it was fine. >> did you guys learn anything in there that you didn't -- didn't know before? >> i didn't, really. it was -- it was an okay briefing. >> what do you mean it was an okay briefing?

you didn't really learn much? >> i -- it was, it was okay. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: basically now, when senators end meetings with donald trump, they just wanted around the steps of the capitol like, trying to find democracy. [ light laughter ] "i think i left it around here somewhere. i don't know." [ light laughter ] "we're real happy with the president." [ light laughter ] so they made a show of bringing senators to the white house, which might lead you to believe the president would be there. but according to one democratic senator, he made only a brief appearance and his entrance was very weird. >> i know the president stopped by the meeting for what, about 14 minutes is what we understand. did he add anything? did he answer any questions at all, senator? >> no, and it wasn't 14 minutes. he came out from behind the curtain, he introduced the panel. he says he has a very good team, i'm sure they're developing a good plan, some comments like

that. and he said thank you for coming, and then he disappeared. [ laughter ] >> seth: why was he behind a curtain? [ laughter ] how long was he there? [ laughter ] "are they here yet? are they on the bus?" [ light laughter ] "this is going to be so much fun." [ laughter and applause ] trump probably spends more time thinking about how he enters the room than actual policy. "i'll hide behind the curtain, and then you bring him in. i'll come out, it will blow everyone's minds." [ light laughter ] "oh, and before i forget, at the state of the union, i want to be lowered from the ceiling on a crescent moon." [ laughter and applause ] so those are the foreign crises trump is dealing with. meanwhile, here at home he's clashing yet again with the courts after yet another one of his executive orders was blocked by a judge. this one about withholding money from so called sanctuary cities. and of course, trump was not happy about the court's decision, which comes after two different versions of his travel ban, were also blocked. trump tweeted, "first the ninth circuit rules against the ban

and now it hits again on sanctuary cities. both ridiculous rulings. see you in the supreme court." there's just one problem, with that tweet, the judge who issued the ruling is not on the ninth circuit court of appeals. trump doesn't even know how the court system works. "and if we lose in the supreme court, we'll take our case to the highest court in the land, the food court." [ laughter ] "justice cinnabon." trump's other problem with the court is its location. a white house statement blasted the judge who ruled against the order as a san francisco judge, which is becoming something of a theme for the white house. they seem to think judges in certain parts of the country are illegitimate. you might remember last week, when attorney general jeff sessions said this about the hawaii judge who blocked trump's travel ban. >> i really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the pacific, can issue an order that stops the president of the united states from what appears to be, clearly his statutory and constitutional powers.

>> seth: that's right, an island in the pacific. i guess i should just be happy he knows where hawaii is. if you pointed to hawaii on a map and asked trump to name it, he'd probably be like, "is it tiny china?" [ light laughter ] so the courts have blocked several of trump's executive orders. and his major legislative initiatives have failed. all he has to show for his first 100 days is a fight with canada. is there a word we can use to sum this all up? >> stumpage. [ laughter ] >> seth: this has been "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody. before we continue with the show, if i may, there is something that i have been meaning to get off my chest for a while. i usually bring -- i usually don't bring my personal grievances on the show, and talking about this particular issue has cost me friends in the past. but, you know what, i'm just going to say it. 3-d movies suck, man! >> at this point in the broadcast, seth launched into a 60 second, profanity laden tirade about 3-d movies. and how, in his opinion, you end up paying more money for a worse movie experience. network policy prevents us from broadcasting his comments, but due to a technical issue, we were forced to air this portion of the show.

in short, seth believes that 3-d movies are a scam created by hollywood fat cats because they ran out of real ideas in 1992. he suggested that the 3-d glasses you get at the theater are so un-hygienic, they're basically bowling shoes for your face. [ light laughter ] adding, "i don't want to see a movie about a flesh eating virus, while i'm getting a flesh eating virus." seth further criticized 3-d movies suggesting that a better name for them would be, "instant headache." and that they should come with two advil. he accused 3-d movies of being too gimmicky. and said, "i'm not paying an extra $5 to see optimus prime wave a fender in my face. [ light laughter ] he then pointed directly at the camera and shouted, "hey, michael bay, you know what you should make three dimensional? your characters." [ light laughter ] seth then literally patted himself on the back. [ light laughter ] he then pulled out a pair of 3-d glasses and said, "if i'm going to pay $20 for special glasses, they better let me see through clothes. [ light laughter ] he then put them on, and looking genuinely surprised said, "oh my god, it worked." at which point seth's cue card guy, wally, said "actually, seth, i just forgot to wear clothes today."

[ laughter ] to which seth replied, "wally, what's wrong with you?" to which wally replied, "i don't know." [ laughter and applause ] then, with a crazed smile, seth turned to the window, which is not a real window, and screamed, "big macs rule, imax drools!" and then pulled a big mac out of a bag labeled "wendy's", and took a bite. the restaurant chain wendy's does not sell big macs. but, according to seth, they "know how to make it if you know how to ask." [ light laughter ] seth then instructed viewers at home to put on their own 3-d glasses as he was about to unveil a special 3-d effect that the show had spent a lot of money on. [ laughter and applause ] nbc would like viewers to disregard seth's opinions about 3-d movies as they do not reflect the network's position, and do not make any sense. we now resume our broadcast. >> seth: and if you disagree, you can suck 3-ds. whoo! [ cheers and applause ] that's all i have to get off my chest, we'll be right back with

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody, please give it up for the 8g band right over there. [ cheers ] also, we've been so lucky this week -- all week long we've had the fantastic vocal talents from an amazing pair of ladies who are set to tour this summer with roger waters, and recently contributed backing vocals for his upcoming album "is this the life we really want," from lucius, jess wolfe and holly laessig, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] thank you guys so much for being here. it's been an absolute delight. also, back with us on drums this week, she's one of our favorites, allison miller everybody. [ cheers and applause ] and allison, we're so luck to have her this week, and we want to congratulate her. her wife rachel had a baby boy this week. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: last week, charlie -- [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> seth: so we both want to welcome charlie and give our congratulations to both allison and thank rachel so much for letting us have her on drums. it's been great having you back. >> thanks. >> seth: now, you know our first

guest tonight from her work on "saturday night live." the show returns may 6th with host chris pine and musical guest lcd sound system. please welcome back to the show our very good friend, aidy bryant, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: hi, aidy. >> hello. >> seth: this is so sweet of you. this was very last minute to get you here. >> yes. >> seth: and you're replacing senator bernie sanders tonight. >> which i often do. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> yeah. >> seth: well, that's good because i was hoping -- 'cause i had questions planned for him. >> yeah. >> seth: do you mind if i just ask some of those? >> no, shoot 'em at me. >> seth: okay. great. so donald trump released a new tax plan -- the outline of a new tax plan yesterday. >> i know that. >> seth: you have been -- [ light laughter ] very critical of it and i guess my question is, what are you saying to your republican colleagues, about how this plan will add to the deficit? >> i keep calling them -- [ light laughter ]

and i'm like, guys, this is bad. but then i'm like, but what if we give it a shot. you know? >> seth: oh, okay. so you're -- you're willing to give it a shot? >> yeah, i say trump is showing us he's working it out. let's just kind of roll with it, right? >> seth: senator sanders, i am not -- i'm very surprised to hear this. >> oh, well, you know, they've asked me to get involved. so i'm going to be the one kind of counting your taxes, and -- [ laughter ] i'm going to keep a tight eye on it and stack 'em up, and i'll send you guys notes. >> seth: you're going to stack up what? >> the money -- [ light laughter ] and the papers, that we all send. >> seth: oh, my god. that was great aidy. you did so much research obviously. thank you so much. >> yeah, i love to -- to do that. [ laughter ] >> seth: you did a sketch on a previous -- i guess the last -- was it the last episode of snl? >> yeah, it was. >> seth: and it was called "before the show," and you got to wear some braces, and this was backstage at a high school production. >> yes. [ light laughter ] yeah, so -- >> seth: and were you -- go ahead, tell me about the sketch. >> well, so basically, the

sketch was a group of middle school girls, who are like, before the show, and they've taken this so seriously. they're so proud of what they done -- what they've done, and then you know, they cut to the show and it's very weak singing from like middle schoolers. where it's like -- ♪ [ light laughter ] but they feel so confident about it. >> seth: yeah. >> they believe it's tony worthy, you know? >> seth: well, i remember that from both middle school and high school, you would walk around and the theater kids who had a show about to come on -- they were walking around. they were the cocks of the walk. they were so proud of themselves. >> oh, totally. and i talked so much [ bleep ] on like other teams, being like, she honestly sucks, and she's not taking this seriously. [ laughter ] and then like in reality, we were all playing, like dogs or whatever. like, i'm sure it was not good. >> seth: now you did a lot of theater, and you were telling us, you did improv with middle schoolers, but you were older. >> yes, i did like -- i found like a teen improv troup where i was like 17-years-old, but everyone else was like 12 or 13 years old, which is a big difference.

i was basically an adult woman -- >> seth: yeah. >> like, clopping around with these children, but we also did plays. and -- >> seth: so scripted plays, same age gap. >> yes, yes and we did musicals -- you know, musicals, but it was all on a jewish theme, because it was a jewish theater company. [ laughter ] and i'm not jewish, but it was like if they got a stage i'll get out there. [ laughter ] very sad. and so they would do these like jewish plays, and because i was so much older than all the other kids i always had to play like the dead mother. [ laughter ] who like returns in a dream. once i played a dead mother who came back and talk to her daughters about the importance of her old menorah. >> seth: oh, my god. >> and i had to sing a song that was called like ♪ my mother's menorah ♪ [ laughter ] and then in that same play, i got -- also got to play like a fun character, which was the hebrew school teacher, who was just a like kooky lady who walked around and was like, "don't forget the pepper in the latkes." [ laughter ] like, these are roles i

shouldn't have played, but my cast mates were like 8-years-old so -- [ light laughter ] >> seth: i want to congratulate you. you got engaged. >> i did. >> seth: you got engaged. [ cheers and applause ] one of our former writers. >> yes. >> seth: conner o'malley, one of my favorite people. >> that's right. >> seth: and how did it go down? how did connor propose? >> well we've been together a long time. we've been together almost nine years. and so we, you know, a lot of the shimmer and shine has faded and we're just living every damn day as best we can. [ laughter ] and we've seen each other through a lot. you know, like he used to work as a full blown garbage man, and -- [ light laughter ] not a joke, just a garbage man. [ laughter ] and i used to sweep up hair in a barber shop. i mean, we've like, been through it. >> seth: yeah. >> and so yeah -- so one night i like came home from pitch at snl. >> seth: yeah, monday, snl pitch, yeah.

>> have you ever we heard of it? [ light laughter ] but, so yeah, i pitched to lin-manuel miranda, and then when i got home, i had like my purse, and our mail, and all these boxes, and i walked in the door. and our dog had a bow tie on, and i was like, my dog doesn't wear a bow tie. [ laughter ] where is he going tonight? [ laughter ] and then, basically the second i shut the door, a man who i discovered was conner, frantically came around the corner and was just like, "will you marry me?" [ laughter and applause ] and no box, no i love you, no fance, just a man in full terror, standing very far from a dog in a bow tie -- [ laughter ] just holding a loose ring going, "will you marry me?" [ light laughter ] and i -- i was like, "what?" i truly couldn't comprehend what

was happening and i just kept saying, "is this a joke? are you doing a joke?" and then i said, "of course i'll marry you." >> seth: oh, that's great. >> i love you, and it was really nice. aws >> seth: that's great. >> yeah, it was nice. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: so happy for both of you. >> thank you. i asked him -- i asked him, i was like, "why did you do this?" and he was like, "well you've always said you wanted it to happen like, in our house, if it ever happened." and i was like, "that's true. i wanted it to be private." but i also knew you probably wanted to be wearing like, a bra and have like a -- have makeup on, and so, he was like, i knew i had to do it after you had just gotten home from work. [ laughter ] otherwise, there would never be another moment. [ laughter ] so he was right. he did the right thing. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: right, very small. the very -- that's the very small aidy, makeup, bra window. >> it's about a 40-second window, before i get in the door and i rip off my mask. [ laughter ]

and become like a woman on the couch, just like -- [ laughter ] so, he did the right thing. >> he did the right thing. congratulations to you both. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: thanks for being here, aidy. thank you for bailing us out. aidy bryant everybody. check out snl on may 6th, chris pine, with musical guest lcd sound system. we'll be right back with ian mcshane. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: welcome back, everybody, our next guest is an emmy nominated and golden globe award winning actor you know from shows like "deadwood" and "ray donovan." his new show, "american gods" premieres this sunday on starz.

let's take a look. >> are you nervous? >> i've never flown before. >> nothing to it. you just sit back. be a bird. and drink up. i offer you the worm from my beak, and you look at me like i [ bleep ] your mom. >> sorry. no it's just, you're the first person i've talked to who wasn't an asshole. >> give me time. >> seth: please welcome to the show, one of the greats, ian mcshane, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: what a delight to have you here. >> it's nice to be here after all this time. >> seth: it's been a long time. yeah. >> about 11 years. >> seth: we met about 11 years ago. >> when you were on the other side of the camera. >> seth: yeah, that's true. when we met was the -- let's get this out there, 'cause there's people -- you're on -- people are going to want to talk about this more than anything else. you were in the film "hotrod."

>> "hotrod." >> seth: starring andy samberg. >> which has become one of those cult movies. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: you played andy sandberg's father in the film. >> frank. >> seth: you played frank, the father. >> frank, with a bad heart. who andy -- who was andy. he's a stuntman, who is determined to raise the money to buy me new heart, because i can't die before he beats the [ bleep ] out of me, because he's -- i don't think he's a man. >> seth: yeah. >> till he can beat the [ bleep ]. >> seth: that was the basic thrust of his character. he had to save your heart so he could then beat the [ bleep ] out of you. >> that's right. it's this known kung fu deal, which yeah, a very funny fight i think. >> seth: and you -- this is probably the most dramatic work you've ever done. we actually have a clip. >> you do. >> seth: let's take a look real quick. >> i'm going to knock this ridiculous moustache right off your face. >> all great men have moustaches, frank. >> yeah, but real men actually grow them. >> you know i have a hormone disorder. >> seth: bravo. [ cheers and applause ]

and do you -- is it true? is it true that people approach you and ask about "hotrod?" >> well the nice thing is, when people approach me they do that thing, they go -- and you expect them to say maybe "deadwood" loved you, or whatever, and they go "hotrod." [ light laughter ] an you know, it's great because it's unexpected, and i -- i didn't see it when it first came out. i caught up with it on cable, and it's a really funny movie. >> seth: yeah, it's a really funny movie, and i can tell you this. almost everybody who saw it, caught it on cable. [ laughter ] >> yeah, they were very cruel to that -- to andy when it came out, but they occasionally do that. they pick some comedy and decide to sort of, you know, go to town on it. >> seth: yeah, but it has become the cult classic that it deserves to be. >> yeah. >> seth: so this show -- so, speaking of cult classics. so this book is a beloved book. "american gods." and neil gaiman, the writer, is sort of a beloved creator. did that make it -- what is it like when you approach material like that? >> well, i've worked with neil before. i did "coraline." he's one of those authors, that he's great to have, because he loves talking about what he does. >> seth: yeah. >> and bryan fuller's another one, the very creative producer of the show, along with

micheal green, who i'd worked with before on a show called "kings." and the book came out, and it's one of the -- we went to comic con last year. and gaiman was like, you don't realize it, but wow. the reception was like a, you know, rock star. in that world of futuristic -- and he loves co-mingling, talking about his work, which takes the pressure off, 'cause they can deal with social media. then you can just get on with the acting. so when it came to it, i mean, he's very much -- he wrote a blueprint for a great bold television series. and so far, that's -- people have received it that way. it's out there. it's bold. it's brash. a lot of shows say, you know, "oh, we're pushing the envelope. it's a different tv show." this actually is i think. >> seth: it really is -- >> but i didn't see it. i was telling you before your -- your research. i hadn't seen it, 'cause i don't got to rushes and see all that, you know. >> seth: yeah. >> so i saw it for the first time down at the austin, south by southwest. where they showed it on a big screen, and i was absolutely like, "oh, yeah." >> seth: yeah. >> it's like, that's why you join. >> seth: and you can tell in the first 15 minutes it is not -- it is very unlike -- >> oh, you could always tell.

well you know in the first few -- i usually know in the first few minutes of everything -- >> seth: yeah. >> when you're watching, if you're in good hands. even if it's not your kind of material. you know when you're in the good hands if somebody's creative, and it's got something to tell. it's got a real story. and it's got all -- this has got animation. it's got prologues. it's got, you know -- >> seth: and you are playing, for those who don't know, you are playing, because basically it just looks like two guys in an airplane, but you are playing an old god. explain the premise of this show a little. >> well it's all about shadow moon, played by ricky whittle, who's great actually, ricky. >> seth: your co-star in that scene. >> yeah, the girls love him, and he's -- but he's got the most difficult part. he's -- because everything is seen through his eyes. he's a convict. he's come out of prison two days early, 'cause he's heard his wife died. and he's on his way to the funeral, and so he comes across, on the airplane, he saw this character, mr. wednesday. well, he says, "what's today?" he says, "wednesday." so, "well, that'll do." today's my day. if you know your norse mythology, you'll know wednesday is wotan, wednesday, wotan, odin. the old norse god. >> seth: they all knew. they're very -- >> they all know that. they're all into norse

mythology. [ laughter ] >> seth: this is a real norse room tonight. you can always tell. >> but it's -- you know, and it's -- that's who he is, but he's -- and they realize it -- he hires shadow as his bodyguard driver. and they go on this sort of road trip buddy movie for a while actually, for about, you know -- until he meets all these extraordinary characters, and realizes -- what is this? nothing is as it seems ever, in this show. it's a reveal upon a reveal, and you realize eventually, mr. wednesday is rounding up all these old gods who came to america years ago, like we all are, immigrants of this country, this terrific country. immigrants, and gods, when immigrants came, they brought there gods with them. they didn't bring their demons, because they were too scared to cross the ocean, but the gods came. >> seth: it's fantastic, and your very lucky, of course, being an actor, to end up in a show like this because it's happened for you before. to be in another great show. you were in "deadwood," one of my all time favorites. >> thank you. >> seth: it's one of the greats. [ cheers and applause ] a lot of talk. now it's been going on for about decade now. will there be this "deadwood" movie that we keep hearing so much about? >> hbo are doing that nodding. when i said about two weeks ago,

i know this is common knowledge. there's a -- there's a script out there, for a two hour movie, which we have some kind of revolution -- resolutions. >> seth: yeah. >> revolution maybe too, but hbo are very coyly saying "may have one, may have not." so if they don't, blame them. >> seth: yeah, okay, perfect. [ light laughter ] and then another show, this sounds -- a partnership that i'm very excited about. you're working with dr. dre. >> oh, dre, yeah. that's -- >> seth: i've always thought you guys should work together. [ laughter ] >> i've always imagined. absolutely. >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i wanted to do some white rapping. >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> call myself "the streets." >> seth: there you go, perfect. >> you know, and i'll be in the background. but dre was great -- no, this is an apple project by him. apple beats project, obviously 'cause he's part of apple. and it's called "vital signs," and it's about his sort of story. and then that'll be out in august, and dre once -- >> seth: who do you play? >> i play -- well, there's three of us. three -- another two terrific actors, we play parts of dre's imagination. we'll actually come to life, at various points in this. >> seth: alright. >> it's a five part show. sam rockwell plays ego. >> seth: great actor. >> he's very funny, yeah.

and micheal k. williams, the charismatic omar, the gay assassin from "the wire," plays negativity, and i play vengeance. >> seth: oh, that's good casting. >> well, vengeance always wins out. >> seth: yeah, absolutely. [ light laughter ] >> well, thank you so much for being here. it's always such a pleasure to see you ian. ian mcshane, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "american gods" premieres this sunday on starz. we'll be right back with music from raelynn. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ with unitedhealthcare, you can get rewarded for all kinds of things... like walking. hey, honey. dad, where's the car? thought we'd walk. he's counting steps. walk, move and earn money... goal! dad... hey, we wanna welcome everyone to the father daughter dance. look at this dad, he's got some moves! money you can use on out-of-pocket medical expenses. he's ok, yeah! unitedhealthcare

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: with a number one debut album "wildhorse", tonight's musical guest is a break out star in country music. here to perform her single, "love triangle", please welcome raelynn, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ sittin on the front step little white suitcase hearing that diesel before

it hit the front gate ♪ ♪ his head lights burning down a friday night southern bell statue standin in the screen door ♪ ♪ watching her whole world head for an old ford with a man who can't look her in the eye ♪ ♪ then i run to him big hug jump in and i cry for her out the window ♪ ♪ some mamas and daddies are lovin in a straight line take forever to heart ♪ ♪ and then take a long sweet ride ♪ ♪ but some mamas and daddies let their heart strings tear and tangle ♪ ♪ and some of us get stuck in a love triangle ♪ ♪

♪ bowling alley burger fries and a milkshake headed to the same old two dollar matinee ♪ ♪ baby how's your school been and how's your mom patsy cline echos back off the dashboard ♪ ♪ staring at my boots and the dusty old floor board baby two weeks ain't really all that long ♪ ♪ then i run to her wrap my arms round her skirt and i cry for him out the window ♪ ♪ some mamas and daddies are lovin in a straight line take forever to heart ♪ ♪ and then take a long sweet ride ♪ ♪ but some mamas and daddies let their heart strings tear and tangle ♪ ♪ and some of us get stuck

in a love triangle ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in a love triangle yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ some mamas and daddies are lovin in a straight line take forever to heart ♪ ♪ and then take a long sweet ride ♪ ♪ but some mamas and daddies let their heart strings tear and tangle ♪ ♪ and some of us get stuck in a love triangle ♪ ♪ some mamas and daddies ran out of love in 94 some mamas and daddies don't even talk no more ♪ ♪ some mamas and daddies let their heart strings tear and tangle ♪

♪ and some of us get stuck and some of us grow up in a love triangle ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: raelynn, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] the album "wildhorse" is out now, we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to aidy bryant, ian mcshane, raelynn everybody! lucius, allison miller, 8g band! stay tuned for carson daly we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hi, i'm carson daly. this is "last call." tonight, a solid lineup for you. in our spotlight, it's the film maker behind the movie "sleight," j.d. dillard.